Rev. Prof. Dr. Mirosław Kalinowski, Rector of the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin - KUL (Poland), has recently visited USEK to sign an agreement of academic cooperation aimed at exchanging academic staff and researchers.

During his visit, Rector Kalinowski met with President Fr. Talal Hachem, deans and department heads, discussing various ways to strengthen cooperation and mutual academic interests.

McGill has been named Canada’s best university, according to the 19th edition of the QS World University Rankings, released today by global higher education analysts QS Quacquarelli Symonds. The University was ranked 31st university in the world.

This year’s QS World University Rankings is the largest ever, with 1,418 institutions across 100 locations, up from 1,300 last year.

This marks the first time in five years that McGill is Canada’s top-ranked university in the QS list. Its place in the rankings is underpinned by consistent performances across QS’ indicators. Specifically, it outperforms Canada’s other two top ranking universities in terms of research. It comes 203rd globally in Citations per Faculty while UT and the University of British Colombia come 313th and 332nd.

McGill ranked 77th in the world, and second in Canada, for the second-most international university in Canada ranked 77th in the world International Student Ratio indicator.

QS uses six indicators to compile the ranking. Academic and Employer Reputation is based on survey responses from more than 150,000 academics and 99,000 employers. Citations per Faculty measures research impact while Faculty/Student Ratio is used as a proxy for teaching capacity. International Faculty Ratio and International Student Ratio are used to record a university’s internationalization. This year, QS added two new unweighted performance lenses. Employment Outcomes assesses the employability of students while International Research Network analyses international research collaboration and knowledge transfer.

Canada is home to three top-100 universities, putting it joint-ninth in the world by this measure, alongside Germany and Switzerland.

“Canada has been steady, if somewhat stagnant for the past five years and this is exemplified in the back-and-forth we see in this year’s rankings when compared to last year,” said Ben Sowter, QS Senior Vice President. “However, its consistency is admirable and is often lost amid focus on the rise of nations like China and Malaysia or the decline of the United States in our rankings.”

“Canada stands out for its international scope and has seen international mobility rise steadily over several years. In 2019 around 16 per cent of its student population came to study from abroad. This record is particularly impressive when assessing student access from lower-middle income nations, who now compose 42 per cent of Canada’s international student population – far higher than the OECD average.”

Earlier this year, the QS Rankings by Subject rated two McGill subjects, Engineering – Mining and Minerals, and Library & Information Management, in the top 10 globally.

 للسنة الثالثة على التوالي حافظت جامعة البلمند على مركز متقدم في تصنيف (2023 QS) العالمي للجامعات، إذ قد حصدت المرتبة الثانية بين الجامعات اللبنانية الثمانية المصنفة، لتثبت بذلك حضورها الأكاديمي المتميز.

ويذكر أن جامعة البلمند هي أحدث جامعة من حيث التأسيس بين الجامعات اللبنانية المصنفة. وبالرغم من ذلك فقد استطاعت بجدارة أن تثبت وجودها وتضمن مكانة مرموقة ومميزة بين الجامعات.

In a cheerful and lively atmosphere, many of the USEK alumni and friends met in Dubai last Friday, June 3, and spent a memorable evening, reconnecting, having fun, and knowing more about the University's latest news.

The Middle East Institute of Health University Hospital (MEIH) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with The University of Balamand (UOB) to become a university medical center.

The ceremony was held at the hospital's premises in Bsalim in the presence of H.E. Dr. Firass Abiad, The Minister of Public Health, Dr. Walid Salmoun, the Director of MEIH; Dr. Elias Warrak, President of UOB; Dr. Sami Azar, Vice President for Medical Affairs and Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Medical Sciences at UOB; in addition to a host of healthcare unions, representatives, doctors, and UOB deans and directors.

This agreement stems from the mutual commitment of both parties to building a better healthcare system in the country. The ultimate aim is to deliver excellence and ensure that quality medical services are available to as much of the Lebanese population as possible.